Places Sjpolzin Wants to Go

The last surviving 19th-century blast furnace in Connecticut.

A small memorial dedicated to a man purportedly killed when a meteor the size of an SUV crashed into him.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

One of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in service on Lake Michigan.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

A cabinet of funerary art and death culture hidden inside an oddities shop.

Sleep in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home or dine in the treetops in this architecture park.

An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

Bizarre Cavern.

An 1830s street scene and roadside relics trace the country’s first great highway

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

One couple’s bespoke castle is one of Pittsburgh's most fashionable dining spots.